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Book Title
The Birth of the American Horror Film
Publication Date
2018-01-01
Pages
432
ISBN
9781474430852
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Publisher
Edinburgh Tea & Coffee Company University Press
ISBN-10
1474430856
ISBN-13
9781474430852
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239616672

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Birth of the American Horror Film
Subject
Film / Genres / Horror, Film / Reference, Film / Direction & Production, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts
Author
Gary D. Rhodes
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
22.6 Oz
Item Length
7 in
Item Width
9.9 in

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Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
"In a remarkable work of historical research, Gary Rhodes provides what must certainly be the definitive study of the origins of the horror film genre." -- W. A. Vincent, Michigan State University, CHOICE "The Birth of the American Horror Film is a handsome book filled with reproductions of film stills, photographs and illustrations. Rhodes' work triggers a cumulative effect of wide-ranging association. One is left with a comprehensive overview of numerous related topics in the service of a measured thesis. I read with interest and pleasure, as Rhodes's prose if remarkably lucid, his considerations important." -- Anne Golden, Monstrum, This is a meticulous study of the intermedial roots and manifestations of horror-themed cinema in all its varieties prior to 1915. The depth and scope of Rhodes' erudite scholarship make this an indispensable read for everyone interested in one of the most persistent features of American cinema of all ages: horror., "In a remarkable work of historical research, Gary Rhodes provides what must certainly be the definitive study of the origins of the horror film genre." -- W. A. Vincent, Michigan State University, CHOICE"The Birth of the American Horror Film is a handsome book filled with reproductions of film stills, photographs and illustrations. Rhodes' work triggers a cumulative effect of wide-ranging association. One is left with a comprehensive overview of numerous related topics in the service of a measured thesis. I read with interest and pleasure, as Rhodes's prose if remarkably lucid, his considerations important." -- Anne Golden, Monstrum, A fascinating and overdue study. This book demonstrates the multiple different contexts out of which the horror film was born. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history horror film, In a remarkable work of historical research, Gary Rhodes provides what must certainly be the definitive study of the origins of the horror film genre. First, he traces the manifestations of "horror-themed" material well back into the 18th century, considering literature, theater, graphic arts, freak shows, lurid news stories--anything likely to raise a thrill of horror. He then turns to early cinema--the peep shows, the nickelodeons--covering its development from 1895 to 1915. Most popular of the horror figures were witches, ghosts, and devils, but almost all future familiar frights were represented--vampires, werewolves, mummies, monsters, mad scientists, mesmerists, somnambulists, aliens, sinister "others." The only horror missing from the period was the zombie. Rhodes also enumerates the films based on the works of Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and--especially--Edgar Allan Poe. The sheer volume of films produced is astonishing. Most are lost, of course, but Rhodes does a magnificent job of resurrecting them, using advertising copy, publicity stills, trade magazines, and film criticism to recuperate plots and some notion of style., A fascinating and overdue study. This book demonstrates the multiple different contexts out of which the horror film was born. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of horror film, "In a remarkable work of historical research, Gary Rhodes provides what must certainly be the definitive study of the origins of the horror film genre." -- W. A. Vincent, Michigan State University, CHOICE, The Birth of the American Horror Film is a handsome book filled with reproductions of film stills, photographs and illustrations. Rhodes' work triggers a cumulative effect of wide-ranging association. One is left with a comprehensive overview of numerous related topics in the service of a measured thesis. I read with interest and pleasure, as Rhodes's prose if remarkably lucid, his considerations important.
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
791.4361640973
Table Of Content
Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Literature Chapter 2: Theatre Chapter 3: Visual Culture Chapter 4: Moving Pictures Chapter 5: Devils Chapter 6: Witches Chapter 7: Ghosts Chapter 8: Supernatural Creatures Chapter 9: Death, Murder, and Execution Chapter 10: Evolution and Devolution Chapter 11: The Other(s) Chapter 12: The Powers of the Mind Chapter 13: Mad Scientists Chapter 14: American Literature Onscreen Chapter 15: Exhibition and Reception
Synopsis
Although early cinema has long been a key area of research in film studies, the origin and development of the horror film has been a neglected subject for what is arguably one of the world's most popular film genres. Using thousands of primary sources and long-unseen illustrations, The Birth of the American Horror Film examines a history that begins in colonial Salem, taking an interdisciplinary approach to explore the influence of horror-themed literature, theatre and visual culture in America, and how that context established an amorphous structural foundation for films produced between 1895 and 1915. Exhaustively researched, bridging scholarship on Horror Studies and Early Cinema, The Birth of the American Horror Film is the first major study dedicated to this vital but often overlooked subject., Using thousands of primary sources and long-unseen illustrations, The Birth of the American Horror Film examines a history that begins in colonial Salem, taking an interdisciplinary approach to explore the influence of horror-themed literature, theatre and visual culture in America, and how that context established an amorphous structural foundation for films produced between 1895 and 1915. Exhaustively researched, bridging scholarship on Horror Studies and Early Cinema, The Birth of the American Horror Film is the first major study dedicated to this vital but often overlooked subject.
LC Classification Number
PN1995.9.H6

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